Craig Clark, President and CEO of Dynalectric and Chair of the Specialty Contractors Council, was selected as Chair of the Year by 乌鸦传媒 President Mark Knight from a list of impressive nominees.
At the Associated General Contractors of America's National Convention, Tim Sinclair, chair of 乌鸦传媒's Specialty Contractors Council, took part in a forum on preconstruction best practices -- a list of which is included in this article.
乌鸦传媒 of America鈥檚 Past Chair of the Lean Construction Forum Steering Committee, Jeff Esgar, Sundt Construction, was asked to contribute an article based on 乌鸦传媒鈥檚 Lean Construction Education Program鈥檚 Unit One course entitled: 鈥淰ariation in Production Systems鈥 for the Lean Construction Blog.
Tuesday, April 25, 2017 | 2:00 p.m. 鈥 3:00 p.m. (ET)
This lively, information-packed WebEd, brought to you by the 乌鸦传媒 of America Business Development Forum, presents industry experts, Ken Simonson, Chief Economist, Associated General Contractors of America and Cliff Brewis, Vice President of Operations for Dodge Data Analytics as they provide construction industry leaders and Business Development professionals national and regional construction market predictions in light of a new presidential administration.
The Business Development Best Practices are an ongoing effort by the 乌鸦传媒 Business Development Forum Steering Committee to bring more BD resources and best practices to the 乌鸦传媒 membership. Written and developed by industry experts in Business Development, these best practices cover a wide range of topics, from relationship building and sales to marketing and proposals.
At the 乌鸦传媒 Annual Convention in Las Vegas, NV, the Building Division by acclimation elected Douglas Maibach as Chairman for 2017-2018. Doug is Chairman of Barton Malow Enterprises and Executive Vice President of Barton Malow Company in Southfield, Michigan. He is a very active leader in local community and industry organizations.
Christie DeLuca, AECOM
Grow, increase, expand. These concepts form the foundation of a company鈥檚 strategic goals. Although not all strategies require entering new markets, at some point, firms must expand beyond existing clients or geographies to achieve significant growth.
Whether you鈥檙e on the executive team or serve in the business development space, answering these questions honestly can help your team determine where your company should focus its resources to achieve realistic and meaningful growth.
Matthew Lee, Young Contracting
Have you ever had to sit through a presentation where you spend the entire time checking you phone for emails and messages even though you know you haven鈥檛 received any new ones? At some point in your career, whether you are in business development, sales, marketing, management, or otherwise, most of us will have to get up in front of a group of people and make a presentation. Here are FIVE tips that may help you give a meaningful presentation.
FAR Council Addresses Many of 乌鸦传媒鈥檚 Concerns
On Dec. 20, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council issued a final rule requiring a prime contractor to notify federal contracting officers if (1) the prime contractor makes a reduced payment to a small business subcontractor or (2) if the prime contractor鈥檚 payment to a small business subcontractor is more than 90 days past due. The rule goes into effect on Jan. 19. The FAR Council did not withdraw the proposal as 乌鸦传媒 recommended based on a myriad of existing small business subcontractor payment legal protections. However, it did take into account many of 乌鸦传媒鈥檚 concerns with the proposed rule.
$8 Billion in Federal Real Property Up for Consideration
Last week, the President signed into law the 乌鸦传媒-supported Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act. This bipartisan law will shrink the federal footprint and streamline the disposal of excess or underutilized federal buildings. 乌鸦传媒 has long been involved in pushing for federal real property reform and strongly supports these efforts.